Hi, I'm Jane!

Hi, I'm Jane!

I'm Jane Whittingham - a Canadian picture book author, children's librarian and tea drinker.

Let's Work Together!


Storytimes

Kids move, groove and learn with interactive, engaging, vocabulary-building storytimes featuring my award-winning books.

Writing Workshops

Inspire writers of all ages and stages with hands-on writing workshops tailored to the needs and interests of your school, library or organization.

Writer-For-Hire

Whether you're looking to publish a textbook on crustaceans, a picture book adaptation of a popular cartoon, or just about anything in between, I've got the skills and experience to make it happen.

Author Visits

Give students a sneak peek into the world of publishing with an interactive, engaging and completely customized author visit, offered in person or virtually.

What's New on the Blog

Babytime 04/15/26
Uncategorized ➤ April 15, 2026

Babytime 04/15/26

I was able to cover for another babytime and babies are just so adorable!! I wanted to squish all their chubby little cheeks, especially because my not-so-baby baby isn’t nearly as squishable anymore. Here’s what...

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Babytime 04/08/26
Uncategorized ➤ April 8, 2026

Babytime 04/08/26

In my role as a “middle years” children’s librarian I typically develop and facilitate programs for school-age kids, but this week I had the opportunity to cover a baby story time program for a colleague,...

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Uncategorized ➤ February 6, 2026

Poetry Friday: February 6, 2026

Anyone fancy a clogyrnach?  Besides just being a wonderful word to look at and pronounce, the clogyrnach is a Welsh poetic form that, per Writer’s Digest, is “typically a six-line syllabic stanza with an ab...

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